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Thu, 29 Nov 07
Thompson Files: Sell F-22 to Japan
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thompson_Files_Sell_F-22_to_Japan_999.html
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Nov 20, 2007 - Earlier this month U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates spent a week in East Asia, which has emerged as one of the most vibrant centers of economic growth in the world.

Wed, 28 Nov 07
UN 'out of touch' for calling Tasers a form of torture, company boss says
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/UN_out_of_touch_for_calling_Tasers_a_form_of_torture_company_boss_says_999.html
Washington (AFP) Nov 27, 2007 - A UN committee that decried Taser stun guns as a form of torture is "out of touch" with the realities facing law enforcement agents, one of the heads of the Taser company said Tuesday.

Tue, 27 Nov 07
Boeing And AFRL Demonstrate First-Ever Supersonic Munitions Release
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_And_AFRL_Demonstrate_First_Ever_Supersonic_Munitions_Release_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 27, 2007 - Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have successfully demonstrated how an innovative application of a technology called active flow control enables -- for the first time -- munitions to be safely released from a weapons bay at high supersonic speeds.

Tue, 27 Nov 07
Northrop Grumman Installs And Tests New Radar Test Units On B-2
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_Installs_And_Tests_New_Radar_Test_Units_On_B_2_999.html
Palmdale CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2007 - Northrop Grumman has completed the installation, integration and initial flight testing of the first developmental test units (DTU) of the new radar antenna developed for the B-2 stealth bomber's radar modernization program (RMP). The availability of the new antenna -- an active electronically scanned array designed and built by Raytheon -- will allow the Northrop Grumman-led B-2 industry team to complete the comprehensive RMP flight test program interrupted last year by integration issues with the antenna.

Mon, 26 Nov 07
Analysis: China eyes new Russian tech
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Analysis_China_eyes_new_Russian_tech_999.html
Hong Kong (UPI) Nov 23, 2007 - A Chinese military source based in Beijing has said the People's Liberation Army Air Force is negotiating with the Russian Sukhoi Aircraft Company on three new projects.

Mon, 26 Nov 07
First Bomb Drop Of The New RAF Typhoon
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/First_Bomb_Drop_Of_The_New_RAF_Typhoon_999.html
London UK (SPX) Nov 26, 2007 - The RAF's newest and most versatile multi-role fighter, Eurofighter Typhoon has dropped its first in-service RAF bomb - and the weapon scored a direct hit on the target at sea off the Welsh coast. The weapon, a 1000lb Paveway 2 laser guided bomb (LGB) was dropped by a Typhoon of No. 11 Squadron based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
EU Ministers Adopt Framework For Joint European Strategy In Defence R And T
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/EU_Ministers_Adopt_Framework_For_Joint_European_Strategy_In_Defence_R_And_T_999.html
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Nov 21, 2007 - European Union governments today adopted the framework for a joint Strategy on Defence Research and Technology describing why and how they intend to invest collectively on technologies that are crucial for future military capabilities and industrial capacities in Europe.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
LockMart Announces Alcoa As Principal Team Member To Compete For Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Program
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LockMart_Announces_Alcoa_As_Principal_Team_Member_To_Compete_For_Joint_Light_Tactical_Vehicle_Program_999.html
Owego NY (SPX) Nov 21, 2007 - Alcoa Defense has joined the Lockheed Martin team that will compete to build the armed services' next-generation family of light military trucks known as the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). Intended to replace the ubiquitous High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), JLTV variants will give the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps a high-performance vehicle designed to carry mission payloads, survive multiple threats and still remain readily transportable by heavy lift helicopters and cargo aircraft.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
New Precision Search and Destroy Anti-Armour Weapon
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_Precision_Search_and_Destroy_Anti_Armour_Weapon_999.html
London, UK (SPX) Nov 21, 2007 - The Army's current AS90 guns are to get a sophisticated new weapon that can more accurately seek out and destroy hostile armoured vehicles at long range (up to 22.5 km), day and night, in all weathers and in difficult terrain, such as forests and urban areas. This new smart weapon, the Ballistic Sensor Fused Munition (BSFM), consists of a shell that can be fired from the AS90 artillery gun. Munitions drop by parachute, using sensors to seek out enemy targets as they drift down.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
Northrop Grumman Deploys New System To Enable Safer Aircraft Carrier Landings
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_Deploys_New_System_To_Enable_Safer_Aircraft_Carrier_Landings_999.html
Sykesville MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2007 - Northrop Grumman has successfully deployed the first digitally-controlled arrestment system that dramatically upgrades the critical process of "catching" aircraft on carriers. The Advanced Recovery Control (ARC) system was deployed on the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) aircraft carrier and performed its first successful operational arrestment at sea on November 5.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
India, Russia to jointly build stealth war planes
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/India_Russia_to_jointly_build_stealth_war_planes_999.html
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 19, 2007 - India and Russia will jointly build a fighter plane which will incorporate stealth technology and carry "super" missiles, India's defence minister said Monday.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
Raytheon Wins USAG Paveway Contract
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Wins_USAG_Paveway_Contract_999.html
Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 20, 2007 - With the award of $36.1 million, Raytheon has won the majority share of U.S. Air Force competitive contracts for Paveway II laser guided bomb components for fiscal year 2007. This is the third consecutive Air Force majority share award for Raytheon, setting a benchmark for affordability and performance in the precision-guided weapons market.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
New Raytheon Warfighter Protection Center Certified As First Green Facility in Alabama
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_Raytheon_Warfighter_Protection_Center_Certified_As_First_Green_Facility_In_Alabama_999.html
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 19, 2007 - The new Raytheon Warfighter Protection Center in Huntsville, Ala., has been awarded the prestigious LEED Silver certification by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council, making it the first official "green" facility in the state under the newer, more stringent standards.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
Northrop Grumman Inertial System And Relative Navigation Software Contribute To Automated Aerial Refueling Flight Tests
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_Inertial_System_And_Relative_Navigation_Software_Contribute_To_Automated_Aerial_Refueling_Flight_Tests_999.html
Woodland Hills CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2007 - Northrop Grumman relative navigation software and highly accurate fiber-optic inertial navigation system provided the precise positioning information used to successfully complete the positions and pathways flight test of Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) program. "Northrop Grumman's relative navigation algorithms were the key to the positions and pathways flight test," said Jacob Hinchman, AAR program manager at the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
Deadly Precision: Snipers Get New Longer Range Rifles
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Deadly_Precision_Snipers_Get_New_Longer_Range_Rifles_999.html
London UK (SPX) Nov 16, 2007 - Snipers in the Army, Royal Marines and RAF Regiment are to get a new rifle that will give them lethal precision at even greater distances under a pound4M contract announced today. The British firm Accuracy International Ltd will supply 580 rifles with day telescopic sights for snipers across the services, which will fire a larger calibre bullet than the existing weapon. The new rifle is being supplied as part of a broader Sniper System Improvement (SSI) programme to give UK snipers more power, precision and stealth than ever before.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
First Four M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers Accepted Into Service
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/First_Four_M113_Armoured_Personnel_Carriers_Accepted_Into_Service_999.html
Darwin, Australia (SPX) Nov 16, 2007 - The first four M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers (M113AS4) built by Tenix Aerospace and Defence have been accepted into service with the Australian Army's 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Mechanised Infantry), during a ceremony in Darwin. These are the first of 350 vehicles procured under Project LAND 106 which is aimed at upgrading the Army's in-service M113A1 vehicles. The upgrade provides significant enhancements in protection, firepower and mobility while also providing improved supportability.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
Thompson Files: Experts are right on F-22
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thompson_Files_Experts_are_right_on_F-22_999.html
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Nov 13, 2007 - Believe it or not, the Bush administration is run by smart, hardworking people who are committed to protecting the American Dream for future generations. You don't get a top job on the Bush team unless you are highly qualified, and you don't seek a top job unless you are highly motivated. So why do public opinion polls indicate that vast swaths of the electorate doubt the administration's competence or integrity? Well, it's partly because of Iraq and Katrina, and partly because of the biases harbored by many journalists.

Fri, 23 Nov 07
Direct Hit For Typhoon
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Direct_Hit_For_Typhoon_999.html
Dubai, UAE (SPX) Nov 14, 2007 - The Typhoon Combined Test Team (CTT), comprising staff from BAE Systems and the RAF, has successfully completed the first mission to drop a laser guided bomb, scoring a direct hit at the Aberporth range in the UK. The trials aircraft, BT005, flown by Flt Lt Dave Bowlzer from 17 Squadron and BAE Systems test pilot Paul Stone, completed the first fully laser guided weapon release using the Litening III laser designator pod (LDP).